Stump (DD 978) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER Al IA 37:1 COMMANDER y GREGoRY s. CRUZE Commander Gregory S Cruze IS the son of the late Jack and Yvonne Cruze of New Orleans Lou1s1ana He was born 1n Hawan ID 1952 Where h1s father a naval av1ator served as Command1ng Officer at Midway Island after servlce 1n the PHCIHC during World war II and the Korean confhct He at tended the Gp1SCOp3.l h1gh school 1n Alexandma V1rg1n1a the Un1vers1ty of V1rg1n1a and Florida Southern College He is also a graduate from the Un1ted States Marme Corps Command and Staff College Commander Cruze s sea duty assignments 1nclude tours as Flrst Lieuten ant and Combat Informat1on Center Officer 1n USS PATTERSON fFF1601J Combat Systems Officer 1n USS JOHN ROGERS CDD 9835 Mlssiles Officer and Ass1stant Weapons Officer in USS WISCONSIN CBB 643 and Executlve Officer in USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE CFFG 165 ton DC arena He served as Head of the Congresslonal Liaison Branch at the Bureau of Naval Personnel as one of the early Tomahawk fhght test managers at the Naval Air Systems Command as the only active duty naval officer 8SS1g1'1Gd to the 1993 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Comm1s s1on He served as Head of the J o1nt Battle Management Command Control Commun1cat1ons Computers and Intelligence Branch ID the Surface War fare D1v1s1on 611863 1n the Pentagon During that tour he also served as a U S delegate to NATO Naval Group One where he chaired a Spec1al1st Team on Theater Ballistic M1ss1le Defense Commander Cruze reported to USS STUMP as Command1ng Officer ln December 1996 His personal decorations 1nclude the Defense Mer1tor1ous SBTVICS Medal the Mer1tor1ous SGTVICQ Medal the Navy Commendat1on Medal ff1V9 awards? the Navy Achievement Medal and various service and unit awards Commander Cruze has one daughter Charlotte and two slsters Kathryn and Bonn1e Q 7 . . n Q O , I , . . . , . . . , , . , . . . . 5 . . , , a 7 Ashore, Commander Cruze's assignments have all been in the Washing- , . A 3 S ' u 0 . 0 1 7 , , - . . . I l ' 1 . a 9 a . f . . 7 1 0 v

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r-1,-1,-. ,,,,,,.k.g-.---,-.- fro- -mn-um.-nv-ws-.,',.. W.-1-.,..-,Ay-qn -1- ,aw -...mf -- - ..,. , ,4 . Commander Roger Coldiron was born in Berea Kentucky. He enlisted in the Navy in 1971 and served for four years as a Hospital Corpsman with the First and Third Marine Divisions. He was released from ac tive duty as a Second Class Petty Officer Commander Coldiron graduated from the University of Kentucky with the Class of 1978 He received his commission from the Naval Offi cers Candidate School in 1979 and was assigned as First Lieutenant then Navigator in USS MOOS- BRUGGER CDD 9803 homeported in Charleston South Carolina. He next reported to Commander Hy dorfoil Squadron TWO in Key West Florida as the Squadron Operations Officer In 1984 Commander Coldiron was assigned as an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officers Basic Course in Newport Rhode Island and served as the Academic Director there before reporting to Depart- ment Head Head School After graduation he was as- signed to USS DAHLGREN CDDG 435 as the Opera- tions Officer He next reported to Commander Car rier Group TWO as the Assistant Surface Operations Officer then as the Surface Operations Officer Com- mander 4 oldiron deployed in USS CORAL SEA CCV 43? USS AMERICA CCV 661 and USS JOHN F KENNEDY CCV 675. He was assigned as a Battle Watch Captain for Battle Force Red Sea during Oper- ations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM in 1990-1991 Following the coalition victory Commander Cold- iron report as the Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the then - Vice Admiral J Paul Reason Commander Naval Surface Force U S Atlantic Fleet Command Coldiron was Executive Officer in USS THOMAS S GATES CCG 51D from 1993 to 1994 Upon completion of his Executive Officer tour Commander Coldiron served as the Chair of the Professional Programs De- partment and as an instructor in Leadership and Eth ics at the United States Naval Academy Commander Coldiron is both a Blue Nose and a Shellback signifying his crossing of the Arctic Circle and the Equator at sea He received the Arleigh Burke Award for inspirational leadership in his De- partment Head School class His official decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with three gold stars the Navy Commendation Medal for heroism with one gold star the Navy Achievement Medal Bat tle E Good Conduct Medal and various unit and cam- paign awards Commander Coldiron has a daughter Katharine a senior at Severn School in Severna Park Maryland who will attend Mt Holyoke College in the Fall

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